Alvin and the Chipmunks: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 26 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 104 reviews

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Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

50

Full Review » 4 years ago
Andy Webster New York Times (Top Critic)

40

Hollywood continues its tired milking of old television properties with Alvin and the Chipmunks, a slick updating of the musical-cartoon franchise.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Peter Bradshaw Guardian [UK] (Top Critic)

20

Is it for kids? Adults? Marsupials? Martians? Who can tell. Jason Lee from My Name Is Earl stars - if that is the word - in this thoroughly brain-dead semi-animated family comedy.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Claudia Puig USA Today (Top Critic)

38

Sure, rodents are hot this year. But unlike Ratatouille's chef prodigy Remy, these mischief makers bring nothing new to the table.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Stephen Hunter Washington Post (Top Critic)

This film features what look like living plush toys.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Ty Burr Boston Globe (Top Critic)

25

The script leans heavily on the pranks and big-eyed cuteness of the li'l guys and leaves the live actors with unfunny dialogue and nothing to do.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News (Top Critic)

38

Oh, come on. Do you really care? And even if you do, you shouldn't.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

50

I was also grateful that Alvin wears a red sweater with a big 'A' on it as an aid to identification, since otherwise all the chipmunks seem to be identical, like Mutant Turtles or Spice Girls.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

50

Alvin and the Chipmunks goes in one eye and out the other, featuring a CGI Alvin, Simon and Theodore interacting with a human-ish world.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader (Top Critic)

Alvin, Theodore, and Simon have the only good lines or recognizable emotions, with Jason Lee and David Cross straining to flesh out their cardboard roles.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer (Top Critic)

50

What happened to Alvin, the rodent counterpart of Dennis the Menace? Was he declawed in the translation to CGI?
Full Review » 4 years ago
Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune (Top Critic)

25

The original recordings of Alvin were among the lowest moments in the history of popular culture. This soulless rehash, with its fart and poop jokes, proves that even one-note wonders can be diminished.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Tom Long Detroit News (Top Critic)

25

Ah, nuts.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic (Top Critic)

90

It's a fine-enough kids movie. Cute. Nice lesson. And better than you'd think.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Joe Leydon Variety (Top Critic)

A harmless and frequently humorous trifle.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Lou Lumenick New York Post (Top Critic)

0

For adults, it's like being hit over the head with a mallet every 10 seconds for 90 minutes. Two days later, I still had a headache.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

60

Thanks to Alvin and the Chipmunks, the Fab Fur make a comeback any pre-K kid would love.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Susan Walker Toronto Star (Top Critic)

50

Me, I want a hula hoop.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Stephen Cole Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

50

By the end of the movie, even the Chipmunks' youngest fans will find themselves wishing that Alvin and the boys would get back to where they once belonged: a tree.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Frank Scheck Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

The characters are underwhelming in their appeal, lacking the charm of their previous animated incarnations.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Jake Coyle Associated Press (Top Critic)

When Lee's finally called upon to yell the trademark 'Alllllvin!' it feels like a forced whimper that only reminds us how stale the decades-old material is.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Michael Ordona Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

60

Dang it, the little animated rodents are cute. Not as cute as the uber-rendered daemons of The Golden Compass, but they'll do.
Full Review » 4 years ago
David Cornelius DVDTalk.com

40

Filled with cheap slapstick, annoying high-pitched singing, and a variety of fart gags, all of which amused my daughter but not me.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Bullz-Eye.com

50

Full Review » 4 years ago
Brent Simon Screen International

Colourful but uninspired.
Full Review » 4 years ago